Scouting Report: Iowa State Cyclones

Overall Record: 14-11
Conference Record: 1-9

Last Five Games

Texas Tech	92-83	L
Oklahoma	82-76	L
@Colorado	95-69	L
Kansas State	86-85	L
@Kansas	89-66	L

Probable Starters...

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#10 Diante Garrett    Guard 6’4 190 Sr.

Stats: Big 12:

PPG: 17.7 PPG: 18.7

RPG: 3.8 RPG: 3.6

FG%: 42 FG%: 41

FT%: 80 FT%: 100

3FG%: 32 3FG%: 35

A/TO: 146/81 A/TO: 56/40

1. Starting Point Guard, very quick and VERY confident
2. Good handles, good vision, good mid-range shot
3. Will try to post up smaller defenders, always trying to get into the paint
4. Find in transition, play as a driver first, close out with high hands

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#11 Scott Christopherson    Guard 6’3 195 R Jr.

Stats: Big 12:

PPG:  14.3 PPG:  13.0

RPG: 3.1 RPG: 3.2

FG%: 45 FG%: 44

FT%: 81 FT%: 87

3FG%: 46 3FG%: 38

A/TO: 53/37 A/TO:23/12

1. Shooter (from anywhere behind the arc), be there on the catch
   
2. Uses screens to get open, will shot fake and take a dribble to get shot off
3. Very slow on defense, questionable handles
4. Pressure him all over the court, make him put it on the floor more than one dribble

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#5 Jake Anderson        Guard 6’2 205 R Sr.

Stats: Big 12:

PPG: 11.9 PPG: 12.7

RPG: 7.7 RPG: 6.9

FG%: 44 FG%: 41

FT%: 78 FT%: 90

3FG%: 32 3FG%: 32

A/TO: 67/66 A/TO: 22/28

1. Strong guard with good body control
2. Will shoot (with range) when given time and feet are set
3. Likes to get to the rim, but will take what you give him
4. BLOCK OUT, find in the open court, take away his hustle plays

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#23 Jamie Vanderbeken Forward 6’11 240 R Sr.

Stats: Big 12:

PPG: 11.3 PPG: 11.9

RPG: 5.2 RPG: 4.8

FG%: 46 FG%: 44

FT%: 75 FT%: 89

3FG%: 44 3FG%: 45

A/TO: 28/31 A/TO: 9/21

1. Loves to shoot the three, pure catch and shoot player
2. Likes to trail on the break and stop at the top of the key
3. Will post and would rather turn over his left shoulder
4. No open looks from behind the arc, Block Out, Be physical on offense and defense

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#3 Melvin Ejim    Forward     6’6 215 Fr.

Stats: Big 12:

PPG: 10.9 PPG: 8.2

RPG: 7.0 RPG: 6.6

FG%: 49 FG%: 38

FT%: 71 FT%: 71

3FG%: 27 3FG%: 16

A/TO: 32/41 A/TO: 14/15

1. Catch and shoot type of player
2. Will put it on the floor, but doesn't want to
3. Aggressive on the boards at both ends of the court
4. Block Out, Locate on fast breaks, Make him turn it over

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Off the Bench...

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#15 Calvin Godfrey  Forward 6’8 230 Fr.

Stats: Big 12:

PPG: 4.1 PPG: 4.7

RPG: 4.7 RPG: 4.6

FG%: 49 FG%: 43

FT%: 68 FT%: 78

3FG%: 0-0 3FG%: 0-0

A/TO: 12/17 A/TO: 4/8

1. Role player that likes to crash the glass
2. Long, Athletic player on the defensive end
3. Scores from hustle plays, make him a non-factor

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#1 Bubu Palo     Guard 6’1 175 R Fr.

Stats: Big 12:

PPG: 3.8 PPG: 3.7

RPG: 2.0 RPG: 2.2

FG%: 32 FG%: 26

FT%: 76 FT%: 88

3FG%: 33 3FG%: 25

A/TO: 31/19 A/TO: 13/11

1. Good on ball defender, very active hands
2. Is active at both ends of the court, more of a floor general than a scorer
3. Good at controlling the tempo of the game
4. Speed him up, harass him on defense, make him make mistakes

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#0 Jordan Railey   Center 6’11 245 Fr.

Stats: Big 12:

PPG: 2.2 PPG: 2.0

RPG: 1.6 RPG: 0.9

FG%: 40 FG%: 43

FT%: 59 FT%: 40

3FG%: 1-2 3FG%: 0-0

A/TO: 2/12 A/TO: 0/3

1. Big, Strong, Long, Freshman with range out to 15 feet
2. Young player that is learning and getting better with each ooportunity
3. Not great in the post but can't let him get going
4. Must find in transition, block out and be physical with him
   
   
   

Offensive Tendencies

PRIMARY
They like to advance the ball up the court with a pass up the sidelines and then attack the basket with the dribble. They have a lo of "quick hitters" (sets that require only one or two passes before they try to get a shot) that get them into the flow of their offense. Love to use ball screens to penetrate into the paint for a shot or kick out to the open man behind the 3-point line. They will shoot a lot of threes if given the opportunity.

HALF COURT OFFENSE
Quick Hitters -
If they don't get a shot off the quick hitter, they go to a 4-around-1 set or a 5-out set, looking to penetrate and kick. 

"Flex Screen" - This is used to try to post up their bigger guards

• Point guard passes to a big in the high post and cuts through to the ball side block
• PG sets a flex cut screen for the wing in the corner and then ducks in, trying to post up
• If the big can't pass it to the PG, the weak side wing rotates up and the big reverses the ball and they play from there
  
  

"Hand Off / Stagger" - This is used to get a 3 at the top of the key

• The point guard is in the middle of the court, the posts are at the top of the key and the wings are in the corners
• The PG dribbles to the opposite side of whoever he wants to shoot the ball
• When the PG picks a side, that wing comes out of the corner to receive a hand off (free throw line extended)
• After the hand off, the PG cuts through to the opposite corner
• While the PG is cutting through, the two posts at the top of the key are setting a staggered screen for the wing that is in the corner without the ball
• The wing receiving the staggered screens is looking for a shot at the top of the key

"Ball Screen / Stagger" - This is used to get a 3 on the wing

• Point guard in the middle of the court, One post on the block, One post at the top of the key, wings are free throw line extended
• PG dribbles to a side and pushes the wing to the corner, at the same time, the post on the block is moving to the opposite side of the ball
• The PG reverses the ball through the post at the top of the key
• The post then passes it to the wing and follows his pass to set a ball screen
• As the post is setting a ball screen, the wing in the corner starts to run the baseline
• The ball comes off the ball screen hard, looking for three options 1) he takes it to the basket 2) he penetrates and kicks it to the PG 3) he passes it to the wing that ran the baseline and is now coming off of the staggered screen

"Staggered Ball Screen / Staggered Down Screen" -

• The PG dribbles to the right side of the floor, there is a wing in each corner and the two posts are at the top of the key
• The two posts set a ball screen for the PG
• After the ball screen is set, both posts then continue to set a staggered screen for the wing in the corner
• The PG is looking to 1) turn the corner to get into the paint in score, 2) make the help defense collapse and kick it to the wing, or 3) pass it to the wing who is coming off of the staggered down screens for a shot

5out

• Pass and cut
• Penetrate and kick to the open man
• Post will set a ball screen and either roll to the basket or pop for the shot

Horns set

• Posts are spread high at the top of the key, the PG is in the middle of the floor with the wings in the corners
• The PG can pick which ever post he wants to use as a screen and that post will roll to the basket, while the other post will pop to the top of the key looking for a shot
• If the PG doesn't shoot or get to the rim, he reverses through the high post and they play 4-out with 1 post player

End of shot clock or game clock

• They will go into a 1-4 low set, where the ball handler has the ball in the middle of the floor near half court and the other four players are spread across the baseline
• One of the posts will come up to set a flat screen right above the top of the key and the ball handler will use the screen and try to make a play

Defensive Tendencies

Man-to-man

• Don't really pressure the ball handler, unless they think his handles are suspect
• Will deny some players (Middleton, maybe Holmes, or whoever gets hot)
• Different for each player's scouting report
• Will switch guard to guard screens and big to big screens
• Try to force the dribbler baseline and not let them into the middle of the floor

2-3 Zone

• Have shown it throughout the year and should expect it against the Aggies
• Not the most active zone, but they switch it up and never stay in it for too many possessions

Keys to the Game

• Be Aggressive... Start strong and end strong, don't give them any hope.
• Be Physical... Put a body on them after every shot, hound them on defense, don't let up.
• Bench Play... Wear them out. They only play seven or eight on a consistent basis. Run them into the floor and put pressure on them for 40 minutes.
• Protect Home... A&M has lost the last two home games.